Compass Group PLC

AGM Information • Feb 9, 2018

COMPASS GROUP PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 8 FEBRUARY 2018: POLL RESULTS

The Compass Group PLC Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 8 February 2018. All resolutions were decided on a poll and all resolutions proposed at the Meeting were passed.

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld are set out below:

		No. of Votes					No. of
Res		'For' &		No. of Votes		Total No. of	Votes
No	Details	'Discretionary	%	'Against'	%	Votes Cast	Withheld
1	Receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts	1,203,095,791	100.00	16,314	0.00	1,203,112,105	10,722,629
2	Receive and adopt the Remuneration Policy	1,153,741,571	95.90	49,370,003	4.10	1,203,111,574	10,721,950
3	Receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,161,167,059	96.58	41,072,852	3.42	1,202,239,911	11,593,421
4	Declare a final dividend	1,213,255,270	99.97	402,519	0.03	1,213,657,789	175,736
5	Re-elect Dominic Blakemore	1,182,004,492	97.40	31,610,435	2.60	1,213,614,927	217,633
6	Withdrawn	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	Re-elect Gary Green	1,204,190,322	99.59	4,953,770	0.41	1,209,144,092	4,688,468
8	Re-elect Johnny Thomson	1,205,741,493	99.35	7,865,355	0.65	1,213,606,848	225,712
9	Re-elect Carol Arrowsmith	1,196,006,689	98.77	14,867,710	1.23	1,210,874,399	2,958,853
10	Re-elect John Bason	1,200,257,321	99.12	10,616,100	0.88	1,210,873,421	2,959,139
11	Re-elect Stefan Bomhard	1,200,233,112	99.12	10,640,990	0.88	1,210,874,102	2,958,458
12	Re-elect Don Robert	1,200,555,202	99.15	10,321,789	0.85	1,210,876,991	2,956,261
13	Re-elect Nelson Silva	1,200,578,880	99.15	10,293,502	0.85	1,210,872,382	2,960,870
14	Re-elect Ireena Vittal	765,437,528	80.64	183,717,083	19.36	949,154,611	264,678,375
15	Re-elect Paul Walsh	1,090,843,555	93.98	69,866,174	6.02	1,160,709,729	53,123,522
16	Reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditor	1,210,912,428	99.78	2,720,935	0.22	1,213,633,363	199,889
17	Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration	1,213,544,437	99.99	78,095	0.01	1,213,622,532	210,720
18	EU political donations	1,163,570,276	95.91	49,561,870	4.09	1,213,132,146	701,106
19	Approve and adopt the Compass Group PLC LTIP Rules 2018	1,135,873,646	95.77	50,218,772	4.23	1,186,092,418	27,740,833
20	Authority to allot shares	1,098,065,313	90.48	115,541,480	9.52	1,213,606,793	226,458
21	Authority to allot shares for cash*	1,157,440,299	95.59	53,423,446	4.41	1,210,863,745	2,969,507
22	Additional authority to allot shares for cash in limited circumstances*	1,128,813,707	93.22	82,050,455	6.78	1,210,864,162	2,969,089
23	Authority to purchase shares*	1,197,149,810	98.75	15,193,126	1.25	1,212,342,936	1,487,013
24	Reduce general meeting notice periods*	1,125,205,577	92.72	88,400,507	7.28	1,213,606,084	227,168

* Passed as a special resolution.

Votes 'withheld' have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried. Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.

A copy of the above results will shortly be available in the investor section of the Company's website www.compass-group.com.

A copy of all of the Resolutions passed, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do using Compass Group PLC's code 'CPG'.

As at the close of business on 8 February 2018, the issued share capital was 1,589,736,625 ordinary shares of 11 1/20 pence each of which 6,273,122 were held as treasury shares and the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) was 1,583,463,503 each ordinary share having one vote.

ENDS

Enquiries:

Investors/Analysts: Mark J White, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is the world's leading food service company, which generated annual revenues of £22.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2017. It operates in around 50 countries, employs over 550,000 people and serves over 5.5 billion meals a year. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.